Reported Speech simple present
Man: "I like ice cream."
He said that he liked ice cream.
I'm not afraid of heights.
(He/she) said that he was not afraid of heights.
am = was
I bought these tickets.
He said he had bought those tickets.
Mum: "The boys will repair the bike." (tell)
Mum told me (that) the boys would repair the bike.
Grandma, "Dad has made breakfast." (say)
Grandma said (that) Dad had made breakfast.
Woman: "I am waiting for you."
She said that she was waiting for us.
I need some time to rest.
(He/she) said that (he/she) needed some time to rest.
need = needed
Johny: I was in a huge fight yesterday.
Johny said that he had been in a huge fight yesterday.
Victoria: "Dan will meet Tim at five." (say)
Victoria said (that) Dan would meet Tim at five
Ella, "I have taken great photos." (claim)
Ella claimed (that) she had taken great photos.
Teacher: "We are finished with this unit."
The teacher said that we were finished with this unit.
Henry: "I will be late."
Henry said (that) he would be late.
Ben told Amy he didn't like her plan
Ben had told Amy that he hadn't liked her plan.
Alexander, "The cat will not climb the tree." (say)
Alexander said (that) the cat would not climb the tree
Max: "They haven't written text messages." (claim)
Max claimed (that) they hadn't written text messages.
Coworkers: "We are on time for work." (deny)
Coworkers denied they were late for work
or
Coworkers denied they were not on time for work
I left home a year ago.
(He/She) said that (he/she) had left home a year ago.
left = had left
Thief: "I didn't steal the money from the bank" (claim)
The thief claimed he hadn't stolen the money from the bank
Ron and Cliff: "We will learn new phrases." (state)
Ron and Cliff stated (that) they would learn new phrases.
Anna: "Richard has never spread the secret." (argue)
Anna argued that Richard had never spread the secret
Mom: "You are going to school tomorrow."
Mom said that I was going to school tomorrow
Our teacher couldn't interview all of the students.
(He/She) said that (our/their) teacher hadn't been able to interview all of the students
Joss: "Sam cooked a tasty dinner yesterday."
Joss said that Sam had cooked a tasty dinner yesterday
Thief: "I won't steal money from the bank" (tell)
The thief told he wouldn't steal money from the bank
Ruby: "I haven't watched breaking bad." (claim)
Ruby claimed that she hadn't watched breaking bad